Achieving the Unachievable
2007•G•52m•5.0•Released
Documentary
M.C. Escher is among the most intriguing of artists. In 1956 he challenged the laws of perspective with his graphic Print Gallery and his uncompleted master-piece quickly became the most puzzling enigma of modern art. Fifty years later, can mathematician Hendrik Lenstra complete it? Should he?
Director
Jean Bergeron
Languages
English
Studio
Locomotion Films
Cast
Denys Arcand
Self
Joost Batenburg
Self
François Bergeron
Self
Hendrik Lenstra
Self
M. C. Escher
Archival Footage
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